The North Atlantic Treaty Organization: The Enduring Alliance

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization provides an incisive analysis of the Atlantic Alliance and clearly outlines all of NATO's key facets to deliver an authoritative account.
Detailing the origins, institutions, workings and activities of this institution, the volume focuses on NATO's future as the institutional basis for the transatlantic security relationship in a challenging world.
The book is divided into three sections;

· Cold War NATO

· Strategic Vacation

· New age NATO

This is a story of success. Commencing with the impact of September 11 on NATO, the reader is taken back to its founding in 1949 and the dark days of the early Cold War. The book then follows NATO's evolution as it faces down the Soviet Union without, and copes with political complexity within to explain why it is that the Alliance endures. Having told NATO's story, the book provides a snapshot of the Alliance today, its members, structure and mission and considers the new tasks for which it must prepare. The book concludes by looking to the future as NATO prepares to go global.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is essential reading for all students of politics and international relations and will be of great interest to all readers who wish to acquire an excellent understanding of this key force in world affairs.